Final stat of the world championships is that Wu Yize is the second player in a Crucible history to win his semi final 17-16 and the final 18-17. The other one being Peter Ebdon in 2002 when he beat Matthew Stevens and Stephen Hendry both in deciders. #almanac
By the way , the @WorldSeniors world championship starts in two days if you want more snooker at the crucible, on @Channel5Sport and Pluto app from Wednesday evening
@Exsnookerpro No chance, maybe 50-60% but until the tour moves to China or we get an equal amount of events spread around the world it will always be tough for them to dominate here.
Wu is a proper mainland Chinese, China will embrace him much more than Xintong from Shenzen. Snooker will go galactic now in China. What a talent, what a game, what a World Championship. Well done Wuuuuu!
🇨🇳🇨🇳It took about 10-15 years longer than the BBC pundits predicted but we are finally in the golden age for Chinese snooker.
Back-to-back champions after only one finals appearance is truly astonishing.
‘My parents are the true champions.
‘They are the source of my strength. I love them so much’
Emotional scenes as new world snooker champion Wu Yize, 22, celebrates an epic 18-17 win over Shaun Murphy as his parents try to fight back the tears
#Snooker#Wu